Horse-detacher



(No Model.)

F. LENHART.

HORSE DETAOHER.

No. 404,009.. Patented May 28, 1889.

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FRANK LENIIART, OF BRAZIL, INDIANA.

HORSE-DETACHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 404,009, dated May 28, 1889.

Application filed February 9, 1889. $e1ia1N0.299,337- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK LENHART, of Brazil, in the county of Clay and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horse-Detachers; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of horsedetachers by which the horse or horses are detached from the vehicle by the driver while sitting in his seat and it consists of the means for withdrawing the bolt from the whiffletree or doubletree and the means for retaining the bolt in place against accidental displace ment, and in the peculiar combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

In the drawings, A represents the tongue of a carriage or other vehicle, which is attached to the forward axle by clips or any other convenient device.

B is a standard secured in and rising from the backward part of the tongue and in rear of the whiflietree. This standard is provided with the collar 1) on the upper side of the tongue and the screw-nut Z) below the tongue to hold it in place. The standard. passes through and holds down the rear end of the hasp or clip 0, which is perforated for that purpose. The other end of the hasp rests on the upper side of the whiffletree D, which vibrates on the bolt or hammer F. The bolt F passes loosely through the out-er end of the hasp C, the whifiletree D, the plate G, and the tongue A, which are perforated for that purpose.

G is a friction-plate secured to the tongue for the whiffletree to work upon, and is provided with two wings, g g, which project 011 each side of the tongue.

H H are studs projecting from the plate G on each side of the tongue and just in rear of the whifiletree, and limit the backward play of the whiflietree. The standard B has a slot,

D in its upper end, in which the lever I is fulcrumed at i. The bolt F .has a slot in its head, in which the forward end of the leverI is fulcrumed at i. The other end of the lever 1 is bifurcated and carries at the extremities of the arms the bar K.

L is a pulley or roll journaled in the brackets Z Z, which are bolted to the tongue just in rear of the bar K in the lever I. A strap, M, is securely fastened to the bar K, its free end, passing under the pulley L, is carried into the body of the vehicle and fastened in any convenient way and place within reach of the hand of the driver.

For the purpose of preventing the accidental removal of the bolt or hammer F from its place and to retain it in position, except when purposely withdrawn, I have secured the coiled spring E between the hasp O and the forward end of the lever I. The contraction of the spring holds the forward end of the lever I down and keeps the bolt F in its place. This spring may be fastened to the tongue, if preferred, instead of the hasp. If desired, instead of using this spring, another spring may be placed in rear of the standard, which, by its expansion, would serve the same purposes.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination of the tongue A of the vehicle with the whiffietree D, the hasp C,the bolt F, upon which the whit'fletree vibrates, the lever I to withdraw the bolt F, the standard B, supporting the lever I, the spring E, the pulley L, and the strap M, connected to the lever I and passing under the pulley L, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination of the tongue A of a vehicle with the hasp O, the whiflietree D, the bolt F, the standard B, the lever I, the spring E, the pulley L, the strap M, and the studs H, substantially as and for the purposes described.

FRANK LENIIART. \Vitnesses:

PETER T. LUTHER, C. E. MATSON. 

